Comcast and NFL Network Delay Divorce
With only a few hou
rs to go on an expiring contract, the NFL Network and Comcast have agreed to not allow the football network to go off the air tonight at midnight. The two sides have been battling for the past couple years. The Philadelphia Inquirer just printed this statement online:
“Comcast and the NFL are engaged in productive discussions toward a new agreement for NFL Network carriage on Comcast. NFL Network will continue to be carried on Comcast systems past tonight’s scheduled expiration of the current contract while both sides continue these productive discussions. We are both working to find a solution that works for NFL fans and Comcast’s customers.”
The NFL had been contesting Comcast’s extra monthly charge for a “sports package” that includes NHL, NBA, and more channels. The League, and this subscriber, felt that the cable giant should include the programming in it’s already excessive (my opinion) rates. Continue reading
Swine Flu Debate: Would YOU Travel?
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the swine flu a pandemic. That’s technical speak for not good. More American states are repo
rting cases daily.
Not surprisingly, Vice President Joe Biden, who never wore a shoe he didn’t like to eat, went on television and explained that the policy for his family is quite different than the ones put in place by the White House. While politicians regularly fail to live according to the rules they create, it’s not everyday one of these knuckleheads openly admits their double standards.
Biden says his family shouldn’t put themselves into confined spaces including airplanes and subways. Not that the VP would want to scare people or anything. I have a question for Mr. Biden. Are you dumb in any other areas? There’s also the irony that Biden spent half the campaign railing about how he would always take the subway home to be with his kids at night.
My family has been planning a trip this month. On a plane. According to the VP, traveling to work just became dangerous for millions of urban commuters. Should I fly? Should you?
Let’s hear what you have to say on this topic. Will you travel on planes and subway trains during the scare? What about sporting events, movie theaters, or churches? Still eating bacon? Where do you draw the line?
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Life as Pop Culture Professor Clay Morgan
In The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo he can take the blue pill and go on believing whatever he wants to believe. Or he can take the red pill to stay in Wonderland and find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.
This is a red pill type site that provides information in an entertaining way. It’s about clear thinking and good writing. It’s about finding meaning amidst the absurd. It’s about humor and truth.
I’m a writer / speaker who teaches history and political courses at a couple of local colleges. Where is local, you say? Well, that would be Wonderland of course.
On topics ranging from pop culture to the meaning of life, my brain’s always poppin’. Take the red pill and unplug.
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